Intelsat License LLC requested modification of its authorization for Intelsat 709 to specify operations at 47.5 degrees east longitude (EL), rather than its currently licensed location at 72.1 degrees EL. Intelsat requests authority to provide fixed satellite service from this location using 3700-4200 MHz, 10950-11200 MHz, 11450-11700 MHz and 12500-12750 MHz bands (space-to-Earth) and 5925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space). TT&C operations are requested on specified C-band frequencies.

Iridium Constellation LLC requested special temporary authority (STA) for 180 days to operate three satellites in its non-geostationary satellite orbit constellation pending action in its filing SAT-MOD-20080701-00140.

The FAA’s current rules and proposed ban on flight over people, requirement of visual line of sight and restriction on nighttime flying, effectively prohibit broadcasters from using UAS for newsgathering. ~ WMUR-TV General Manager Jeff Bartlett